Effective Managers

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The rise of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital tools has reshaped the way teams operate, and leaders must adapt to this transformation to remain effective. Employees are seeking more than just a paycheck; they want meaningful work, a positive workplace culture, and opportunities for growth and development.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

These kinds of statements speak to a leader’s choice of values, and a failure to understand the relationships between a safe work environment and operational performance. The reality is that virtually all workplace injuries are preventable, and safety management and operational excellence are intimately linked. At Cummins, Inc.,

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Custom eLearning development, guided by an experienced instructional design consultant, can help organizations integrate storytelling into their training programs. Develop Relatable Characters Learners are more likely to engage with stories that feature characters facing challenges similar to their own.

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Epicflow

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Epicflow serves engineering-driven companies in the following industries: manufacturing, aerospace and defense, automotive, telecommunications, software development, healthcare, and government institutions. It also facilitates the right resource allocation, contributes to seamless work on projects, and helps optimize project costs.

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Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence. Talk with other consultants, do a web search on typical management consulting rates in your city or state, and/or try converting your employee salary to an hourly rate. Is there already a consulting firm involved that you’ll be working with?

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

Narrowing your niche is an important step in the right direction, but you’ll also want to develop a tagline as part of your branding. After helping hundreds of solopreneurs, I’ve developed this formula: (What You Do) + (The Result) Step 1: Select the keywords that best reflect your expertise (What You Do). You get the idea.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 15, 2020

Do you have a consulting website? For many consultants and coaches - both new and seasoned - they see their website as nothing more than an online brochure or resume. This tutorial will show you how to build a consulting website that makes you the obvious solution for your future client's most pressing problems. Transcript.

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Companies rely on Learning & Development (L&D) programs – especially eLearning – to stay competitive as industries change. However, the actual value of these learning and development programs lies not just in their immediate impact but in their long-term effects on business performance driven by employee learning.

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Consulting Success

JULY 17, 2017

Start small and sell the end vision — how consultants can construct a valuable partnership with anyone from small startups to $2 billion companies. He helps incubate technology-oriented startup initiatives within other companies, including new business units, innovation areas, and new product development. Sell the vision!

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 22, 2021

Coaches Don Knagge and Rachelle Stone get to dive into the actual frameworks I used to lead organizations and executives through the executive development process. We also learn how to take a coaching gig and make it into a more extensive consulting engagement! Don Knagge is currently in the executive development process with a client.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 6, 2021

Organizations typically had to adopt a work-from-home model with little notice, causing them to focus heavily on simply maintaining typical operations. The post Learning Trends to Fully Embrace in 2021 appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development. Today, COVID-19 is still an issue.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

You may be thinking right now, “What does this have to do with consulting to change?” In this podcast from my series Consulting Matters: Mastering the Art and Science of the Business , I give you a quick overview to how organizations function. Why You Need to This Week's Podcast. To create real results (vs.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 16, 2020

Probably the most common definition out there is that management consultants are like doctors for companies (instead of doctors for people). However, in the spirit of consulting analogies used by guru David Maister, there are probably sub-analogies. There may also be management consultants that operate more like pharmacists.

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Clarity Consultants

JUNE 10, 2021

Many companies were not allowed to operate for several months, and even as reopenings move forward, many had their maximum capacities limited. appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development. During the pandemic, the travel, leisure, and hospitality industries ground to a near halt.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2023

To better understand which companies are top talent incubators today, the authors worked with the Official Board, a firm that provides data on corporate organizational charts and executive movement, to survey of 853 executives and interview executive search consultants.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Want a common sense, down-to-earth approach for developing leaders, growing organizations, and creating a profitable consulting or coaching business? Today I'm talking with Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney resort and currently a consultant, author, and speaker.

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Clarity Consultants

APRIL 27, 2024

Over three decades of leadership at a premier Learning & Development (L&D) consulting firm have not only provided me with a wealth of experience but also a clear understanding of the transformative power that targeted, expert-driven training holds, especially for Fortune 500 companies.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

I know a consultant who is going to do some work designing a company’s program for high-potential employees. The consultant has talent but not much experience. Pricing consulting services is notoriously difficult, particularly for self-employed consultants. Dear Liz, I have a quick question. Can you ballpark this for me?

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

If you refer to yourself as a freelancer or consultant, what does that imply? There’s a lot of confusion over the terms used for workers who aren't full-time employees: Gig worker Temp Freelancer Contractor Consultant Solopreneur For professional independent consultants, wading through the confusion is critical.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

I asked my partner Jen Hamilton - our community Chief Operating Officer to be my guest today and share all the deets on the what you'll need and how much it all costs so that you can plan in advance for both the startup and ongoing costs. I’ve listed two types of insurance that I recommend for consulting and coaching clients.

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Markovitz Consulting

MARCH 12, 2019

A prospect told me recently that he wanted to work with me to bring lean/continuous improvement to his company, but first he needed to “integrate it into his Training and Development” plans. If you frame lean/CI as a training and development activity, you won’t get the of buy-in and commitment from staff that you need.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

During my undergraduate education, I was always mesmerized by the sessions run by the MBB consulting firms: McKinsey , BCG, and Bain. Having worked at a boutique consulting firm and a Big 4 firm, I always sensed that the MBB experience was distinct. Why choose an MBB consulting firm? Three main reasons.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

When people think of consultants, they tend to visualize professionally suited employees, degrees from the best schools, high pay-checks and fancy travel stories. Consulting though has many aspects – it’s not just about smooth talking. What are the different types of consultants? What value do consultants provide?

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Consulting Success

MAY 15, 2017

Guarantee Benefits for Consultants. So, can consultants benefit by offering a guarantee on their services? In a HBR article many years ago, Christopher Hart shared how BBBK was able to charge ten times more than its competitors and still maintain a disproportionally high market share in the areas where it was operating at the time.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 22, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing how many companies operate and handle various tasks. In the world of instructional design, AI is proving a valuable asset by accelerating development timelines, creating more opportunities for personalization, and more. Will AI Replace Instructional Design Consulting Firms?

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Clarity Consultants

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Businesses were concerned about staying fundamentally operational and ensuring newly telecommuting employees were able to handle their duties. Here’s What They Found appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development. The post Some Companies Offered More Employee Training During the Shutdown.

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Consulting Success

AUGUST 1, 2022

In this episode, Bianca Robinson, the CEO of Cayden Cay Consulting, talks about her career shift from being a project manager for an engineering firm to diving into consulting service. She also discusses how and why.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 19, 2022

When change is necessary, it’s wise to use approaches that limit operational disruptions. Ideally, companies want to embrace strategies that allow employees, operational areas, and the company as a whole to prepare for the move forward and see the value in the upcoming change. appeared first on Clarity Consultants.

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Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As a result, some companies are beginning to transition back to in-person training as part of their workforce development strategy. Keep eLearning programs operating or use virtual participation methods – like video conferencing software – to allow employees to attend remotely if the need arises. Contact us today.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 15, 2018

On this episode, Stuart shares the number one consulting success truth — your network is your biggest marketing tool. He shares lessons he has learned, mistakes he commonly sees consultants make, and some of the ways that he has scaled his business for growth without hiring unnecessarily.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 17, 2020

You don’t need masters’ degree or unique certifications to break into corporate consulting or coaching. Understands how the culture and power networks operate within the client system. Conceptualizes and develop theoretical and practical frameworks that describe complex ideas in understandable, usable ways.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 5, 2022

Review daily duties, upcoming projects, new implementations, and other aspects of your operations to find skill areas worth pursuing. You’ll work with your learning and development (L&D) team or provider to craft modules that address the critical skills and knowledge. appeared first on Clarity Consultants. Contact us today.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A question I get a lot is, "How do I break into organizational consulting?". Even though I retired from organizational consulting, I am so grateful for my years advising the executives at Walt Disney World around transformational change. Is in Human Resources and wants more organization development type work.

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Effective Managers

MARCH 19, 2024

In the dynamic and highly competitive world of management consulting, standing out is crucial. It’s not just another industry buzzword; it’s a game-changer for those looking to elevate their consulting services to new heights. The Competitive Edge In a field as crowded as management consulting, differentiation is key.

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Recent research from the Boston Consulting Group confirms that employees can do better work when they’re liberated from much of the bureaucratic cruft that passes for daily management. Peter Drucker once quipped that, “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.”

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Effective Managers

APRIL 11, 2024

In the fast-moving world of management consulting, delivering exceptional service is the cornerstone of success. These guidelines are more than just a set the foundation for the delivery of management consulting services. They are a transformative tool that can significantly enhance the quality of consultancy services.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 3, 2018

A little patience and a lot of value are all it takes to prove your high-dollar consulting worth. The Secret to Landing Six-Figure Consulting Projects with Dauwn Parker. I’m really excited to have you come on here, Dauwn, and just share with us your journey and experience along the consulting path. Dauwn, welcome.

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